According to Cointelegraph, GnosisDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization behind Gnosis Chain, has approved a proposal to launch a $40 million venture fund aimed at accelerating early blockchain projects.GnosisDAO will contribute $20 million to the fund, with the remaining $20 million coming from external LPs. The fund is named GnosisVC Ecosystem and will prioritize investments in projects engaged in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), decentralized infrastructure, and financial payment channels.

ChainCatcher news, GnosisDAO approves the spin-off of Karpatkey into an independent entity. Karpatkey has been part of GnosisDAO since 2021.After the spin-off, Karpatkey will operate independently, using its own KPK governance token, and plans to expand its business beyond traditional Web3 services. This move is part of Gnosis's strategy to support blockchain application development and improve the Web3 ecosystem.

ChainCatcher message, GnosisDAO has released the 3.0 roadmap, indicating that Gnosis has evolved from a prediction market platform (Gnosis 1.0) to a cornerstone of Ethereum infrastructure (Gnosis 2.0), and is now entering Gnosis 3.0.Gnosis 3.0 will focus on fundamentally transforming payment and financial infrastructure, connected by the GNO token coordinating projects on the platform. Gnosis 3.0 aims to bridge the gap between blockchain technology and its practical everyday applications for the general public.

ChainCatcher message, GnosisDAO posted on social media that Gnosis Chain core developer Philippe Schommers has joined GnosisDAO as the Head of Infrastructure, while Galen has taken on the role of Head of Marketing. Philippe will continue to ensure the successful collaboration between Gnosis Chain and Ethereum.

ChainCatcher message, the GnosisDAO community has initiated a new proposal to deposit 25 million xDAI on the Gnosis Chain into the DAI Savings Rate (DSR). Gnosis Chain users can mint GC sDAI using xDAI and accumulate DSR savings yields. Theoretically, the DSR yield on the Gnosis Chain is always higher than that on the Ethereum mainnet, as interest rate equilibrium can only be achieved when all xDAI is staked. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the nosisDAO community has initiated a new proposal, suggesting that Gnosis DAO commits to gradually transferring at least 50% of its stETH holdings to rETH over time.This GIP aims to guide the Gnosis treasury manager Karpatkey to take action to reduce reliance on stETH and introduce additional rETH into its DeFi strategy to lower the DAO's risk and support decentralized Ethereum staking. The voting deadline for this proposal is May 30 at 01:48. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, digital asset custody provider and blockchain technology provider Cobo will collaborate with MetaMask Institutional and GnosisDAO to launch the SBT project "Evolution." Evolution will be permanently bound to the owner's wallet address along with its proprietary utilities and access rights.The token includes two time-based rewards, which will distribute specific gifts related to MetaMask Institutional and Gnosis Safe in the first three days. The 1000 holders of Evolution's SBT will also be able to receive Cobo's exclusive quarterly research reports. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, MakerDAO has officially approved the proposal to use GnosisDAO governance token GNO as collateral. This proposal was previously passed by community vote in September, and after evaluation by the Core Unit, it was officially approved in a new round of voting. Users can then mint DAI by using GNO as collateral. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the GnosisDAO community proposal GIP-64 published on Snapshot has been approved. As of February 15, 2023, a total of approximately 9 million native tokens SAFE of the digital asset management platform Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe) will be distributed to three categories of GNO Token holders: 1. Those who have staked GNO Tokens in smart contracts on the Ethereum mainnet or Gnosis chain; 2. Individual users who have staked GNO Tokens; 3. Participants in the Curve GNO:sGNO 19 pool.In addition, GnosisDAO will linearly unlock 150 million SAFE shares over the next four years, of which up to 100 million SAFE (including the aforementioned 9 million) will be distributed to four categories of GNO stakers. (source link)